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The Cherry Tree Carol
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Joan Baez
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When Joseph was an old man, an old man was he
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He married Virgin Mary, the Queen of Galilee
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He married Virgin Mary, the Queen of Galilee
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Joseph and Mary walked through an orchard green
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There were cherries and berries, as thick as might be seen
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There were cherries and berries, as thick as might be seen
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Mary said to Joseph, so meek and so mild:
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Joseph, gather me some cherries, for I am with child
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Joseph, gather me some cherries, for I am with child
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Then Joseph flew in anger, in anger flew he
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Let the father of the baby gather cherries for thee!
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Let the father of the baby gather cherries for thee!
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Then up spoke baby Jesus, from in Mary's womb:
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Bend down the tallest branches, that my mother might have some
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Bend down the tallest branches, that my mother might have some
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And bend down the tallest branches, it touched Mary's hand
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Cried she: Oh look thou Joseph, I have cherries by command
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Oh look thou Joseph, I have cherries by command
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